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15-year-old girl attacked by sea lion in California

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The Mercury News |
“It bit me two or three more times, making its way down my arm,” she said. “It was painful, it was a hard 10.”
WABI-TV |
The 15-year-old was training to become a junior lifeguard in Long Beach at the time.

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